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Are designer things really the bee's knees?
12/13/2010 12:20:41 AM
Alright, so I've been sleeping in my car on the weekends frequently. Yes I'm showering everyday and brushing my teeth, I've just been seeing my cousin every night on the weekend, and then driving back halfway and going to work.
So on to the point, due to my weekend nomad lifestyle, I wore faded jeans and beat to hell sneakers into a "posh" store. I saw a cute clerk, and smiled at her, and she looked away, as if telling me to piss off would be too much for one of her league. So anyways, I grab a women's Burberry wallet thing. Walk up to her to check out, her attitude toward me was totally different when she saw the wallet. Basically, she said I must be spoiling a special girl, I said it was for my mom, and she started flirthing with me and wanted me to know if I would take her out when she was done with work, and I declined.
So, with that said, do tier-one fashion things make most women go koo-koo-kachoo, or is it only certain ones?
So on to the point, due to my weekend nomad lifestyle, I wore faded jeans and beat to hell sneakers into a "posh" store. I saw a cute clerk, and smiled at her, and she looked away, as if telling me to piss off would be too much for one of her league. So anyways, I grab a women's Burberry wallet thing. Walk up to her to check out, her attitude toward me was totally different when she saw the wallet. Basically, she said I must be spoiling a special girl, I said it was for my mom, and she started flirthing with me and wanted me to know if I would take her out when she was done with work, and I declined.
So, with that said, do tier-one fashion things make most women go koo-koo-kachoo, or is it only certain ones?
12/13/2010 12:24:20 AM
She works there for the employee discount.
12/13/2010 12:31:42 AM
Materialistic women go for designer things. Practical women do not.
This is just my opinion though, so YMMV.
That said, I own one designer item, and I saved up months to buy it.
This is just my opinion though, so YMMV.
That said, I own one designer item, and I saved up months to buy it.
12/13/2010 3:15:16 AM
I can't speak for other women, but I personally don't care about designer items. I don't have anything against them, but as long as a person has a hygienic and healthy appearance, I don't really care if they're wearing designer clothes or not.
12/13/2010 4:48:47 AM
If I feel like purchasing designer items, that's my choice. But in no way do I expect guys to wear designer things. If a guy doesn't, it just shows that he has more important things to spend his money on (like guns and ammo 
).
).12/13/2010 8:45:45 AM
I don't think buying designer products makes you impractical at all. I've found that most of the designer things I buy are higher quality products. 'You get what you pay for' goes a long way with me. I'll pay the extra money for something that will last. If it has a name brand on it, so be it. If I find something less expensive that does the trick better, so be it. I'm not a snob, I'm not materialistic, and I'm not impractical. Impractical would be buying a lesser product, it not lasting, then having to go buy another product to replace it. Waste of money!
12/14/2010 10:25:00 PM
Designer things....I gotta say, meh. I know the design behind most of those things and it's not all that high-falutin'. The designer employs a bunch of underpaid interns and college graduates to churn out designs, slaps his/her name on it, and has a bunch of subsistence employees in a third world country produce the goods for a pittance, then ships it over here for some rube to lay down serious cash for something that goes out of style in a year.
I consider designer things a badge of gullibility.
I consider designer things a badge of gullibility.
12/18/2010 1:03:40 PM
People will judge you by appearance first. Different items have different meaning for different people. The clerk was impressed by your taste in wallets. I'm not. I might have warmed up to you faster if, say, you had on a t-shirt with a quote on it I like or if you have a pocket knife. I might have run screaming from a guy in an affliction shirt. To a certain extent, you can manage people's first impressions of you with your choices in accouterments, but once you get to know eachother a little better it doesn't help.
12/18/2010 1:33:55 PM
I wonder how many guys in here own Larue stuff.
12/18/2010 2:04:59 PM
Originally Posted By JBlitzen:
I wonder how many guys in here own Larue stuff.
I wonder how many guys in here own Larue stuff.
I don't care either way, Mark seemed nice enough when he was helping me with cooking techniques, but Laruelaid-drinking seems to piss some people off. It makes my point about the same branded goodies that turn one viewer on will turn the other off.
12/18/2010 2:41:50 PM
Few "designer" goods are of superior design, construction or materials these days.
When I see a woman toting a Louis Vuitton purse I think first, it's a knock-off and second, she's a fool to have spent that much money on a bag.
Are you wearing a Louis Vuitton sweatshirt? You paid $75 dollars for it? That's just idiocy.
I'll gladly pay the money for superior goods but branding has a negative effect on me.
Nike should pay me to advertise their products, not the other way around.
Paying $25 for a plain cotton t-shirt with a swoosh on it is silly.
It's made in the same factory in Suriname out of the same materials as the $5 one at Walmart.
When I see a woman toting a Louis Vuitton purse I think first, it's a knock-off and second, she's a fool to have spent that much money on a bag.
Are you wearing a Louis Vuitton sweatshirt? You paid $75 dollars for it? That's just idiocy.
I'll gladly pay the money for superior goods but branding has a negative effect on me.
Nike should pay me to advertise their products, not the other way around.
Paying $25 for a plain cotton t-shirt with a swoosh on it is silly.
It's made in the same factory in Suriname out of the same materials as the $5 one at Walmart.
12/18/2010 3:01:09 PM
Originally Posted By ColonelHurtz:
Few "designer" goods are of superior design, construction or materials these days.
When I see a woman toting a Louis Vuitton purse I think first, it's a knock-off and second, she's a fool to have spent that much money on a bag.
Are you wearing a Louis Vuitton sweatshirt? You paid $75 dollars for it? That's just idiocy.
I'll gladly pay the money for superior goods but branding has a negative effect on me.
Nike should pay me to advertise their products, not the other way around.
Paying $25 for a plain cotton t-shirt with a swoosh on it is silly.
It's made in the same factory in Suriname out of the same materials as the $5 one at Walmart.
Few "designer" goods are of superior design, construction or materials these days.
When I see a woman toting a Louis Vuitton purse I think first, it's a knock-off and second, she's a fool to have spent that much money on a bag.
Are you wearing a Louis Vuitton sweatshirt? You paid $75 dollars for it? That's just idiocy.
I'll gladly pay the money for superior goods but branding has a negative effect on me.
Nike should pay me to advertise their products, not the other way around.
Paying $25 for a plain cotton t-shirt with a swoosh on it is silly.
It's made in the same factory in Suriname out of the same materials as the $5 one at Walmart.
I'm a bit of a brand whore when I shop at Goodwill. You'll find a lot of Talbots, Anne Taylor and Banana Republic in my wardrobe. Better quality. I hate having to put back a high quality affordable item because it has a logo on it though. I freaking hate all logos.
12/18/2010 3:13:34 PM
My wife owns a pretty good upscale womens clothing store, I can tell you that designer items are marked up between 500 and 1000%, that being said the cheaper items are almost always made in the same factories under different runs. Any woman that turns her nose up at a non-designer label needs to kicked to the curb,They just waste money.
12/18/2010 4:46:09 PM
Meh. Nothing excites me more than bartering, haggling, and penny pinching. I love a good bargain, and I can look good without buying a bunch of designer bullshit. Usually the cuter fashions I see are the less fancy brands anyway. for example, I do lots of shopping for my sister since she lives in the boonies with no stores. With $200, I got her five pairs of jeans, two hoodies, and 8 cute tops. oh, and two bras.
12/18/2010 10:11:03 PM
Originally Posted By BigeasySnow:
I don't care either way, Mark seemed nice enough when he was helping me with cooking techniques, but Laruelaid-drinking seems to piss some people off. It makes my point about the same branded goodies that turn one viewer on will turn the other off.
Originally Posted By JBlitzen:
I wonder how many guys in here own Larue stuff.
I wonder how many guys in here own Larue stuff.
I don't care either way, Mark seemed nice enough when he was helping me with cooking techniques, but Laruelaid-drinking seems to piss some people off. It makes my point about the same branded goodies that turn one viewer on will turn the other off.
Totally understood...we should look at the message invoked...forget the brand and understand the message. The 'gun' community is made up of individuals that are not afraid of expressing their dislikes, unlike the sheep, lets overlook the trivial and unite
Blackops_1.
12/18/2010 10:50:28 PM
Originally Posted By Uberjager:
Alright, so I've been sleeping in my car on the weekends frequently. Yes I'm showering everyday and brushing my teeth, I've just been seeing my cousin every night on the weekend, and then driving back halfway and going to work.
So on to the point, due to my weekend nomad lifestyle, I wore faded jeans and beat to hell sneakers into a "posh" store. I saw a cute clerk, and smiled at her, and she looked away, as if telling me to piss off would be too much for one of her league. So anyways, I grab a women's Burberry wallet thing. Walk up to her to check out, her attitude toward me was totally different when she saw the wallet. Basically, she said I must be spoiling a special girl, I said it was for my mom, and she started flirthing with me and wanted me to know if I would take her out when she was done with work, and I declined.
So, with that said, do tier-one fashion things make most women go koo-koo-kachoo, or is it only certain ones?
Alright, so I've been sleeping in my car on the weekends frequently. Yes I'm showering everyday and brushing my teeth, I've just been seeing my cousin every night on the weekend, and then driving back halfway and going to work.
So on to the point, due to my weekend nomad lifestyle, I wore faded jeans and beat to hell sneakers into a "posh" store. I saw a cute clerk, and smiled at her, and she looked away, as if telling me to piss off would be too much for one of her league. So anyways, I grab a women's Burberry wallet thing. Walk up to her to check out, her attitude toward me was totally different when she saw the wallet. Basically, she said I must be spoiling a special girl, I said it was for my mom, and she started flirthing with me and wanted me to know if I would take her out when she was done with work, and I declined.
So, with that said, do tier-one fashion things make most women go koo-koo-kachoo, or is it only certain ones?
With the faded jeans and beat to hell sneakers, you probably looked like you couldn't take care of yourself much less a date. Sorry, but thats what I thought.
If I had the money I would buy nicer clothes. Nice jeans just last longer. But when I say nice I'm talking stuff like American Eagle or Holister.
12/19/2010 9:48:06 PM
Labels don't impress me and neither do people who throw their money around. The sales clerk is a superficial label ho.
12/21/2010 3:33:48 AM
Originally Posted By SP1Grrl:
I don't think buying designer products makes you impractical at all. I've found that most of the designer things I buy are higher quality products. 'You get what you pay for' goes a long way with me. I'll pay the extra money for something that will last. If it has a name brand on it, so be it. If I find something less expensive that does the trick better, so be it. I'm not a snob, I'm not materialistic, and I'm not impractical. Impractical would be buying a lesser product, it not lasting, then having to go buy another product to replace it. Waste of money!
This is me. ^I don't think buying designer products makes you impractical at all. I've found that most of the designer things I buy are higher quality products. 'You get what you pay for' goes a long way with me. I'll pay the extra money for something that will last. If it has a name brand on it, so be it. If I find something less expensive that does the trick better, so be it. I'm not a snob, I'm not materialistic, and I'm not impractical. Impractical would be buying a lesser product, it not lasting, then having to go buy another product to replace it. Waste of money!
But it seems like your O_P was more about how she treated you before and after she knew you have the money to buy something in her store...
12/21/2010 11:53:39 AM
You have to take it in context, perhaps the salesgirl wasn't thinking in personal terms (I like him if he has money, I hate him if he's broke) but was thinking in terms of whether he was useful to her as a clerk. Perhaps she was concerned that the broke looking guy was going to shop without buying, unflolding shirt displays like all shoppers do and generally taking up her time. When he actually made a purchase, he proved himself to not be a problem and she began to look at him in personal terms. When a broke looking person wanders into an upscale establishment, it can often mean problems and the OP was guilty until proven innocent.
12/21/2010 3:01:54 PM
Given that my wife is a fashion designer, I've had a lot more exposure to this than if I married a woman engineer.
Women who are very conscientious about designer items fall into two categories:
- Ones that are brand slaves (gotta have the designer items no matter how hideous they may look).
- Ones that are all about how they really look (the women who seem to look amazing, even when they shop at the thrift stores)
The first category is simply materialistic. The second has an understanding of the craftsmanship and inspiration that go into (some of) the designer brands. To put it in terms that us cavemen can understand, it's the difference between a LaRue Stealth and a run of the mill Bushmaster... some guys can appreciate the craftsmanship and attention to detail, most just want one to show off...
Women who are very conscientious about designer items fall into two categories:
- Ones that are brand slaves (gotta have the designer items no matter how hideous they may look).
- Ones that are all about how they really look (the women who seem to look amazing, even when they shop at the thrift stores)
The first category is simply materialistic. The second has an understanding of the craftsmanship and inspiration that go into (some of) the designer brands. To put it in terms that us cavemen can understand, it's the difference between a LaRue Stealth and a run of the mill Bushmaster... some guys can appreciate the craftsmanship and attention to detail, most just want one to show off...
